DSM Venturing, the corporate venturing unit of Royal DSM N.V., today announces that it has made an investment in the new business incubator in the field of medical devices Accelerated Technologies II, L.P. (ATP). The investment further strengthens DSM's position in the biomedical materials market, one of the Emerging Business Areas defined in its Vision 2010 - Building on Strengths strategy. Financial details will not be disclosed. In addition to the investment a cooperation agreement has been signed with ATP, which is based in New Jersey, United States. This cooperation provides DSM with close insight into developments in the areas of cardiovascular and age related diseases and serves as a platform to jointly develop medical devices. The investment will facilitate the development of new materials and additional applications...
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